Roofing-tile



H. JOSEPH.

ROUFING TILE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17,192|.

1,395,423. Patented Nov.. 1, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENTl OFFICE.

RICHARD JOSEPH, OF MASSILLON, OHIO.

ROOFING-TILE.

Application led May 17,

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, RICHARD JOSEPH, a citizen of Syria, residing atMassillon, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a newand useful Roofing-Tile, of which the following is a specification.

. This invention relates to roofing tiles and more particularly to atile formed of plastic material and has for its objects the provision ofa tile which may be readily and cheaply molded from plastic material andwhich when employed in the construction of a roof will prove durable andweatherproof; other objects being the provision of a novel fasteningmeans for attaching the tiles to the usual roong strips and forconnecting the tiles to one another.

Vith these objects in view, the invention consists in theL constructionand arrange ment of parts, hereinafter described and illustrated'in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that 'various changes in theform and details of construction may be made within the scope of theappended claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention thus described in general termsis illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of the upper surface of a tile embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the under side of the tile;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional View through a tile showing the meansof connecting the same to the roofing strip and to the adjacent tile;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a tile showing the mannerin which the tile engages the adjacent tiles longitudinally; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the attaching hook.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of a portion of a tile provided with anoverhanging flange for use at the juncture of the roof and side wall.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe drawmg.

The tile embodying the invention may be molded from any plastic mixture,or may be produced from any other material found suitable for thepurpose, and in the draw ings is indicated in general by the numeral 1,the general marginal contour thereof ber Specification of Letters atent.

vvided with a transverse rib 3 1921. Serial No. 470,316.

rectangular form they will be supported upon said roofing strips as bestshown in Fig. 3.

In order that the tiles may be so supported, the under side of each tileis pronear the upper edge of the tile arranged to engage the roofingstrip and a pair of V-shaped transverse ribs 4 are provided upon theunder surface of each tile near the lower end thereof and arranged to bereceived within the transverse grooves 5 and 6 formed in the top surfaceof the adjacent lower'tile,near the upper end thereof, a downwardlydepending, transverse flange 7 being formed at the lower edge of eachtile for engagement with the upwardly extending transverse flange 8 uponthe adjacent lower tile.

Each of the transverse ribs 4 and flanges 7 is cut away at the center asshown at 9, in order that the alternate rows of tiles may be staggeredto break joints in the usual manner, the longitudinally disposed rib 10of the next tile being received within said cut-away portion. As shownin Fig. 1, this longitudinally disposed rib 10 is located at one side ofthe tile at the upper end thereof and extends across the grooves 5 and6.

The top face of each tile is provided along one longitudinal edge withthe reduced portion 11 of less thickness than the body portions of thetile and provided with the longitudinal grooves 12 and 13 whichcommunicate at their upper ends with the grooves 5 and 6 respectively,the lower ends of said grooves having the shouldered portions 14provided therein. The opposite longitudinal edge of each tile isprovided with the reduced portion 15 having the depending V-shaped ribs16 arranged to be received within the grooves 12 and 13 upon theadjacent edge of the next adjacent tile. Recessed portions 17 areprovided in the llower end of the reduced portion 15 to receive theshouldered portions 14 of the next adj acent tile.

For the purpose of attaching the tiles to the roofing strips 2, wirehooks, indicated generally by the numeral 18, are provided,

Patented N ov. 1, 1921.

tvvoof said hooks being preferably provided Y upon each tile. Thesehooks are located in ranged to engage the roofing strip as shovvn inFig. 5, the hook portion 28 being provided at the opposite end thereofandl arranged to engage the next adjacent lower tile, thus locking theupper end of each tile to the roofing strip and the lower end thereof tothe upper end of the next adjacent lower tile.

The hook members are preferably provided with the coils 24 intermediatetheir extremities for the purpose of preventing the hooks from beingaccidentally removed from the tile when the same is not in use. The hookmembers are preferably turned in the position shown in Fig. 2 when notin use, as in this position the tiles may be nested for shipping thehook members not interfering with the placing of one tile upon another.

In Fig. 6 is` shown the style of tile preferably provided for the edgeof a roof, this tile being of the same structure throughout as the othertiles, with the exception that a depending flangev 25 is provided alongthe outer edge of the tile to extend over the side Wall of the building,apertures 26 being provided therein for the reception of nails or otherfastening devices.

It will be understood, of course, that in order to stagger the alternatetiers or rows of tiles, the end tiles should be alternately full Widthand half Width, but this is in itself a common feature lin roofing tilesand no claim is made to the same.

I claim l. In a roong tile, a body vvof plastic material, a transverserib arranged to engage the roofing strip and a hooked member slidablymounted through said rib and arranged to engage the roofing strip.

2. In a roofing tile7 a body of plastic material having a transverse ribupon its under surface near one end, arranged to engage the roofingstrip, the opposite end of the body portion having interlocking meansfor engaging the next adjacent tile and a hooked member slidablyconnected to the under side of the tile having a hooked portion at oneend to engage the roofing strip and a hooked portion at theother endtoengage the next adjacent tile.

Intestimony that I claim the above, I

lhave hereunto subscribed my name.

RICHARD JOSEPH.

